Quarter of a century old, casks of this rare bottling of Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch breathed the invigorating sea air of the Caithness coast. Sheltered from a fast changing world by the dark and calm warehouse of the distillery. The spirit has mellowed at its own steady restful pace, echo...

The old Pulteney 17 years old was olny just behind the 21 years old with 95/100 in Jim Murrays whisky Bible 2012 - to quote from his book " the whisky perfoms to the levels some distillers could only dream of . What a fabulous whisky: there really is heaven" Extract from Jim Murray Whis...

Voted World Whisky of The Year 2012 - Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2012 with 97.5 points out of 100 this is the equal top score he has awarded a whisky.
Nose: Full bodied with traces of fruits (apples and pears); slightly fragrant with spicy overtones.
Colour: Golden amber with...

This New Addition to the Old Pulteney range of single malts, is in conjunction with their sponsorship of the clipper round the World Race. Sweet and crisp with layers of apples and dried fruits with a hint of dark chocolate and vanilla. The taste is full-bodied and rich with honey, cocoa and citr...

Old Pulteney Distillery lies on the Southern side of Wick, it is Scotlands most Northerly mainland distillery. At one time Wick was deemed to be such an unruly place that it suffered froma period of prohibition. Ironically, Pulteney
was still producing its whisky throughout the period of e...

Old Pulteney is the most Northerly Distillery on mainland Scotland, its flavours is influence by its proximity to the sea. in Nose: Medium to high intensity, dry with a hint of sea air. Colour: Deep amber with a slight pink hue. Taste: Dry, medium bodied and smooth with
a clean finish: fa...

Single malt whisky is the purest expression of Scotch you can get. Malted barley, yeast and water - that’s it! These key ingredients are fermented in copper pot stills and the resultant spirit is then matured in Oak barrels. This batch process is a legal perquisite that has to be adhered to in order for the product to be called a Scotch whisky. The other stipulations are that it must be matured for at least 3 years inside the cask, be bottled at no less than 40% ABV and the distillery that produces it must be in Scotland!

To be classed as single malt, the whisky must be made wholly from malted barley; no other grain is allowed at all. It must also be the product of a single distillery. There are around 100 working distilleries in Scotland, although some may not be in operation for periods of time in order for stock levels to recoup. There used to be at least double this number but, unfortunately, many have closed their doors permanently due to adverse economical conditions and low demand. The majority of these closures occurred around the final years of the Second World War. Single malt expressions from these ‘lost distilleries’ are very desirable to whisky enthusiasts and have a price tag that reflects their increasing rarity.

The popularity of single malt has gone from zero to hero over the course of the last 25 years or so. It’s hard to believe that it was rarely consumed outside of its native borders and accounted for an extremely small percentage of sales, with blended whisky being the most popular style by far. That was until the end of the 80’s when it skyrocketed into the public domain and was recognised as the elegant and sophisticated tipple we all know and love. With the public embracing the authenticity of single malt Scotch, the distilleries responded by upping production. The success story has not faltered once since that time and the popularity of the traditional single malt shows no sign of waning.